, as part of the , brings coders and artists together to envision creative ways government data can be more useful to the community.
Participants will dive into
Miami-Dade County for instance has a challenge to
The ideas chipped away at the civic hackathon will be presented in a curated exhibit called "The Art of Civic Hacking" this fall, says Richard Bookman, 61, a pharmacology professor at the University of Miami鈥檚 Miller School of Medicine and one of the organizers of Hack for Change: Miami. More than 200 people have registered to join the brainstorm
"I would like people to walk away understanding more what civic hacking is and to think differently about the reusability of government data," Bookman says. "We really want to try to take a small step to bridge the gap between developers and artists."
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You don鈥檛 need to have coding experience to get a sense of civic involvement. Participants can start contributing to the 鈥�, a locals-driven guide about the city and its residents.
鈥淭he idea of a wiki inspired me because I鈥檓 relatively new to Miami,鈥� says Ernie Hsiung, 36, a software engineer who launched Miami Wiki. 鈥淲hen I moved from San Francisco to Miami Beach, all the local guides targeted tourists. I was looking for a resource by locals for locals.鈥�
While the site's in its infancy, Miami Wiki explores local chatter more than Wikipedia's Miami page, such as and Hsiung hopes there will be entries in Spanish and Creole as the site evolves.
鈥淚鈥檓 hoping Miami Wiki has more of a flavor or culture," he says. "If the Miami Wiki has a little tongue-in-cheek to it, it brings a little bit of personality and ownership.鈥�
You can start adding pages, or write about yourself in the
Note: and have their own pages in the Miami Wiki.
